Game apparatus.



THE NERD/5 PETERS CO1, PHOTOJJTHQ. WASHINGTON. D. C.

Patented July 28, 1914.

JAMES F. HUGHES, 'OF YONKERS, NEW YORK.

GAME APPARATUS.

1,1Q5,274, Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 19, 1914. Serial No. 819,617.

he preferred embodiment'of the invention is llustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- I To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES F. Hucrrns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Yonkers, in the county of WVestche'ster and 7 St t f N Y k, apparatus, Fig. 2 is a plan viewof one of the direction markers, Fig. 8 is a cross-section of the device shown in Fig. 2, Fig. A is a modified construction which may be employed instead of that shown in Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 shows one form of hazard. I

The apparatus is usually employed for playing within a house; Fig. 1 indicates the carpeted floor of a room or the outline of a rugof SllbStlDtlitlSlZE. I The starting have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is directed to the provision of apparatus for use in playing'indoors a game similar in many respects to the game of golf.

The object of the invention is to provide apparatus with which a game may be played which is highly interesting for the players, which requires a high degree of skill, which affords ample opportunity for the BX- ercise of judgment as to the best course to be pursued and which tends to increase materially the players proficiency in that branchof the outdoor game of golf known as putting. I

The invention involves the provision of a plurality of direction indicators anda putting plate which are adapted to be placed upon the playing surface, as for instance, a carpeted floor or other surface upon which the balls will roll in a manner similar to the rolling of a golf ball upon a green. The putting plate may be and preferably is of the general character shown in Patent 88%,277, granted to me April 7 1908. In combination with this, I employ a plurality of clirectio-n indicators which mark out a course doubling back and forth upon itself from the starting point to the putting plate. These direction indicators are specially constructed so as to provide a restricted space over which the playersball must pass. Also, each I of the direction indicators is made sons to permit it to be pivotally mounted. As a result of this, each player may turn any one of the direction indicators to such angular position as will permit him to play over or through it to the best advantage. In addition to these parts, I employ devices which I term hazards and which may be constructed in many respects'like the direction indicators, particularly in that they include separated upright portions between which the ball may pass and in that they are arranged for pivotal mounting so that they maybe turned to any angular position. w

one corner of thewroom as From this starting point each player plays his ball over each of a plurality of direction provided in a suitably my be constructed in accordance with my patent above referred to.

The construction of each of the direction indicators or markers'will now be described with reference to Fig'sx2, 3 and 4:. As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, each indicator consists of a disk 10 of thin sheet-metal, prefergolf course, namely, 49;. At' diametrically opposite points, upwardly extending standards 11 are provided on the disk 10, each disk which a ball must pass. Also,

ing a tack tirough the central perforation and into the carpet. I I

A modified construction which ,may be employed in lieu of that shown in Figs. 2 and 3 is indicated in Fig 4. In this figure, the standards or uprights 13 are provided at diametrically opposite points on the disk 1A, but they are set inslightly from the periphery of disk 14 instead of beingtangent to the disk. Encircling the disk is lus I 15, the material" of which is raised slightly around the inner edge ofthe an nulus as shown at 16. At a plurality of points around the inner edge of the annulus 15, tangs 17 are struck out from the'metal of'the annulus so that these tangs andthe edge portion 16 will lie on opposite point is indicated by markers placed near shown at 5.

ably of thesam'e diameter as the hole on a I these standards forming uprights between 10 is centrally perforated as indicated at 12 s'othat it ma be pivotally mounted by pass:

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Figure 1 IS a diagrammatic view of the indicatorsormarkers 6, 7 and 8. From the last of these he play the ball into ahole 1 shaped plate 9 which his shot.

sides of the edge of disk 14. The may thus be rotated within the annulus 15 to any desired annular position. i

eferring again to Fig. 1, devices which I term hazards areshownat l8 and 19. These hazards are similar to the direction indicators or markers 6, 7 and 8, except for the construction of the uprights. The hazard 18 is shown as provided with uprights 20 whichare V-shaped and arranged with the apices directed away from each other. The hazard 19 has the uprights 21arranged in a plane diametrically of the base. i

The player starting from-the point 5 must play his ballover the marker ,6 and between the uprights of that marker. 'If hefails" to do so in his first shot, he may, onhis next turn, again attempt to do so and in preparation for this second attempt, he may turn this marker on its central pivot so that the diameter passing through the centers of the uprights is transverse to the direction of Having played over this first marker 6, he must then play over the marker 7, but before doing so, he must pass over the hazard l8 and-between the uprights of that hazard. By'reason of the angular arrangement of the uprights of this hazard 18, an

inaccuracy of the shot will cause theball to be deflected laterally at a substantial angle. In like manner, the player must play his ball over the hazard18, markers 7 and 8 and the hazard 19and must then play it into the hole in the plate 9, a record being kept of thetotal number of shots required by the player to hole out his ball in the manner indicated. 7

Another form of hazard which I may employ is shown at 22 in Fig. 1 and in detail This has'a base 23 which is prefin Fig. 5. erably of circular form and it is arranged to be pivoted by being centrally perforated base is mounted an upright.

at 24. On the wall 25 which is disposed substantially diametrically of the base and has its ends inclined slightly to one side of the general plane of the wall. The face of the'base is provided with direction marks, preferably consisting of two arrows at right angles to each other and angles of about 45 to the wall 25. This hazard shouldbe positioned close to the line of-play, as the line from the starting point to the first dicator, and turned to such position that the wall 25 will serve to deflect a ball toward the center of the room. Fig. 1 shows this hazard somounted. l Vhen so positioned, an inaccurate shot from the starting point will cause the ball to impinge upon the wall 25 and be deflected toward the center of the room and at a distance from the marker6. To vary the condition of play, the hazard 22 maybe changed in position upon the playing disk 14 l surface from direction in-,

time to time and the arrows thereon facilitate returning the hazard to a definite angular position if it were accidentally shifted.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. Golf game apparatus adapted to be placed upon the playing surface and comprising a base to rest upon the playing surface, two uprights projecting upwardly from the base and spaced apart to permit a ball to pass between them and means for pivotally sustaining the uprights so that theymay be turned to any angular position, substantially asset forth.

2. Golf game apparatus adapted to be placed upon the playing surface and com prising a base to rest on the playing surface and two uprigts projecting upwardly fron. the base and spaced apart so that a ball may pass between them, said base being perforated to permit of pivoting it upon the playing surface so that it may be turned to any angular )osition, substantially as set forth.

Gol game apparatus comprising a thin metallic disk adapted to be placed upon the playing surface and two uprights extending upwardly from the base at diametrically opposite points, said uprights being spaced apart to permit a ball to pass between them and said disk being provided with centrally located means for pivoting it upon the playingsur-face so that it may be turned to any angular position, substantially as set forth.

4. Golf game apparatus adapted to be placed upon the playing surface and comprising a base to rest upon the playing surface, means located centrally upon the base for pivotally mounting the latter on the playing surfaceso that it may be turned to any angular position and an upright wall extending across the base substantially diametrically and having its ends deflected lat erally; substantially as set forth.

5. Golf game apparatus comprising a thin metallic disk adapted to be placed upon the playing surface and provided with centrally located means for pivoting it upon the playing surface so that it may be turned to any angular position and two uprights projecting upwardly from the base and spaced apart to permit a ball to pass between them, each of the uprights having the sides thereof inclined relatively to a diameter of the disk; substantially as set forth.

This specification signed and witnessed this 18th day of February, 1914.

JAMES F. HUGHES.

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